Garden |
Publication Information
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Author: Maass, Robert |
Illustrator: Maass, Robert |
Title: Garden |
Date: 1998 |
Publisher: Henry Holt |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-8050-5477-4 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
nonfiction, easy reading, photographic essay
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HSE Descriptor(s):
science
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Summary: |
The cycle of gardens and the role of the gardener are presented by color photographs and an easy reading text. The book includes a useful glossary. |
Teaching Ideas: |
ESL classes will want to talk about the photos. Family literacy classes will want to read the book and share the photos with their children. Extension possibilities include growing plants, describing and recording their progress in journals, taking nature walks, and Language Experience Activities (LEA) reporting on personal gardens. The book joins an easy reading text set with Counting on the Woods, Harvest Year, and Seedfolks
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